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How to prepare your Christmas table: "1. Make preparation key

It's best to dress the table the night before Christmas. Why? So you have plenty of time to hunt down missing cutlery and crockery, to check glasses are free of watermarks, and it...

I have always bought second hand cars, apart from the obvious advantage that the depreciation as soon as you drive a car out of the garage is astronomical. I had a very poor...

List in January! January is always a time where there is an influx of vendors coming to market and this has been reflected this year. Where there is currently a shortage of stock, you may find that by having your property on the market when there...

Moving is a stressful time, so it's important to minimise any extra stress caused by breakages. You can do this by being organised and thinking ahead as you pack your boxes.Use a box that's the right size.

When you're packing a moving...

My name is Gisele and one of my greatest beliefs is that my clients, and I stress “mine,” are my top priority. All too often I hear that clients get hold of the agent that is managing their sale, or they just don’t return any of their calls...

You've been thinking about it for a while, and now you're pretty sure that now is the right time to move. But before you start packing boxes and lining up movers, take some time to consider these three questions:What's happening in your...

You're preparing to list your home for sale, which is an exciting time. You're going to show your home in the best light possible and give yourself the best chance of selling quickly at the highest price. But don't get too excited: there...

One of the many issues that I come across when meeting potential clients is the fear of marketing their property before they have found and then being pressured into moving by an anxious buyer who needs to get their child into your local...

It is a continuing frustration of most property professionals, buyers, sellers and no doubt conveyancers that the whole process from agreeing a sale to completion is time consuming and unnecessarily protracted .here are some simple guides that may...

In September 2022, Rightmove noted that house prices increased by 0.7%, bringing the national average to £367,760, however, this 0.7% increase is in line with the ten-year average for September of 0.6%. Compared to the pre-pandemic five-year...